SETTING THE SCENE
SETTING THE SCENE
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
In the aftermath of a great war, Violet Evergarden, a young female ex-soldier, gets a job at a writers' agency and goes on assignments to create letters that can connect people.
THE STORY UNFOLDS
EPISODE 01Hodgins retrieves Violet from the hospital, as Major Gilbert asked him to look out for her. After they meet Gilbert's relatives, he offers her a job.
Jan 10, 2018
EPISODE 02Violet tries to adjust to her new job: she needs to learn typing, and her coworkers question whether she has the right demeanor for letter writing.
Jan 17, 2018
EPISODE 03Violet enrolls in a Doll training course. Her classmate Luculia befriends her, though she has her own problems with her war veteran brother.
Jan 24, 2018
EPISODE 04When Iris goes to her home village on an assignment, Violet accompanies her. Iris's birthday party sparks a disagreement with her family.
Jan 31, 2018
EPISODE 05Princess Charlotte is to have a public correspondence with her betrothed, and Violet is entrusted with writing the letters on her highness’s behalf.
Feb 7, 2018
EPISODE 06Violet travels to the country of Astrea to work with transcribers copying damaged manuscripts. Her partner Leon has a past not unlike hers.
Feb 14, 2018
EPISODE 07A playwright with writer's block and a tragic past summons Violet to the country of Genetrix to help him finish a script. They both learn about grief.
Feb 21, 2018
EPISODE 08Violet learns that Major Gilbert is listed as missing in action, but his family members think he is dead. Unable to cope, she remembers the war.
Feb 28, 2018
EPISODE 09Heartbroken, Violet withdraws from her job and questions whether she even has the right to be an Auto Memory Doll. Then, she receives a letter.
Mar 7, 2018
EPISODE 10Violet travels to a countryside mansion to write letters for a war widow, but her young daughter Ann resents her presence.
Mar 14, 2018
EPISODE 11Against Hodgins' wishes, Violet takes a job from a soldier at a military base in Ctrigall, a former enemy nation now engulfed in civil war.
Mar 21, 2018
EPISODE 12The Major's older brother is ordered to defend the signing ceremony from former Gardarik forces opposed to peace.
Mar 28, 2018
EPISODE 13The signing ceremony concludes, officially bringing an end to the war. While writing letters for an air show, Violet composes a letter to the Major.
Apr 4, 2018